Dedovichi is an
urban locality (a
work settlement) and the
administrative center of
Dedovichsky District of
Pskov Oblast,
Russia, located on the
Shelon River east of
Pskov. Municipally, it is incorporated as
Dedovichi Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population:
History
Whereas the area was populated from the 11th century, and an archeological site existing in Dedovichi shows that a fortress was located there in medieval times, the settlement of Dedovichi was founded in 1901 to serve a railway station, one of the five built on the stretch between
Dno and
Novosokolniki on the railway connecting Saint Petersburg and Kiev. At the time, Dedovichi was part of Porkhovsky Uyezd of
Pskov Governorate.